Compare/Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)

Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)vsGLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.18/M
Output
$2.1/M
Speed
135 tok/s
TTFT
1.01s
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GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.55/M
Output
$2.15/M
Speed
77 tok/s
TTFT
0.66s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-11)
GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.18$0.55
Output ($/M tokens)$2.1$2.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)$0.39
GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)$0.77

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)
135 tok/s
GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)
77 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)
1.01s
GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)
0.66s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.734.2
Coding Index
9.832.0
Math Index
30.748.0
GPQA Diamond
57.9%66.4%
MMLU-Pro
74.9%79.4%
LiveCodeBench
35.3%56.2%
AIME 2025
30.7%48.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.3%6.1%
SciCode
21.9%35.4%
IFBench
39.9%54.6%
TerminalBench
3.8%30.3%
Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)0 wins
11 winsGLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) or GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.66/M tokens vs $0.94/M for GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning) wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 135 tok/s vs 77 tok/s. However, GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.66s vs 1.01s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) vs GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) for lower cost, GLM-4.7 (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.